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[[Image:Races fullmap center.gif|300px|thumb|right|The Empire of Tamriell]]'''Tamriell''' is the fictional continent where the events of [[The Elder Scrolls]] games take place. It is located on the planet of '''Nirn''', which is the mortal realm of the finite and the partial, as opposed to the immortal realms of the infinite and the absolute. In the Elder Scrolls, ''Mundus'', another name for Nirn, is the Elvish root for the human word "mundane", meaning ordinary. Some, such as the [[Mythic Dawn]] however, view Tamriell as an extension of the realm of ''Oblivion'' itself.

==Etymology==
The name Tamriel is said to mean 'Starry Heart',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://til.gamingsource.net/pge/cyrodiil.shtml |title=Pocket Guide to The Empire: Cyrodiil |accessmonthday=September 8 |accessyear=2006 |author=Imperial Geographical Society}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://til.gamingsource.net/mwbooks/mysterious_akavir.shtml |title=Mysterious Akavir |accessmonthday=September 8 |accessyear=2(contracted; show full)
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